American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow

Exhibition of 20th-century industrial design highlights futuristic visions from the past

With a focus on the curvaceous forms and clean sleek lines that characterized design in post-depression America, the exhibit “American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow” next visits the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, OK, following presentations in Miami, New York City and Montreal. The show captures the collective hope in the American psyche about the future during a period of economic and social …

Breaking Bread

Suit shopping with Retna on the eve of his Hallelujah World Tour

Behind gate 37E on Washington Street lies a warehouse with a Buick Regal parked inside. Photographers are snapping away, laptops are out, and well-dressed critics buzz throughout the space. This was the scene when I visited “Breaking Bread,” the first stop on Retna’s three-continent-spanning Hallelujah Tour on the day before its opening. Sponsored by VistaJet and Bombardier, the tour will see the L.A. graffiti legend …

Elder Kinder

Resurrected dreams in emerging artist Jason Bard Yarmosky's portraits

Rife with the painful vulnerability of reclaimed innocence, Jason Bard Yarmosky‘s painting series “Elder Kinder” reflects the parallel behaviors of growing up and growing old. Exhibiting at his first solo show (which opens this Friday at Brooklyn’s Like The Spice gallery), the works depict a cast of characters portrayed both in bold paintings and equally intriguing but more softhearted drawings. No matter the medium, meeting …